A journey of Shadowverse and Honkai Impact 3rd

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This is the sound of the golem whose movements are deformed due to the change in terrain. When the alchemy array is activated, the circular ground covered by the array has its own life.

Mana rushed in madly, carrying the magic power in the atmosphere and pouring into the refining array. In a trance, Sera also felt the will of life in the dark. Countless plants and trees shared the same hatred and contributed every bit of strength they could, which eventually converged into a great force that could even shake the world.

This is the world of the living, not the realm of the dead.

"Roar!"

The dark mud was churning, and within the small circle, it had turned into a de facto quagmire, severely restricting the movement of the golem. While absorbing mana and magic power, Sera could clearly feel the rhythm of life.

Many turbid yet pure lives climbed onto the golem's huge body. The flowing mud that could even drown the filthy green light was between liquid and solid. Although it was turbid mud, it was the pure truth.

Card successfully crafted, [Pure Clay Doll], Bronze Card, Description: This is the heart-shaped clay that beginner Sera forged for the first time by chance. Although it lacks a fixed form, it's already a masterful creation for a novice.

(Special Mechanic: Fusion, Introduction: A single clay doll is a formless, cute creature, but when they unite, even the worthless clay can possess powerful power.)

Not paying attention to the prompt that suddenly appeared, Sera, who had printed the card for the first time according to her ability, now needed to perform further operations. She exhaled lightly, stretched out her hand, and clenched it upwards. In an instant, the second method buried in the refining array was revealed.

Many tough and sharp silk threads rushed out from the ground like the wind and wove into a powerful network, firmly binding the golem that was confined by the swamp and the clay dolls. The silk threads originally used for control have turned into thin blades under Sera's precise manipulation. The vibrating mana is trying to penetrate the golem's shell at a high frequency and paralyze its ability to move.

Now, I can actually do so many things...

Coming back to her senses, Sera was surprised to see everything she had created. At the same time, a sense of accomplishment filled her heart and overflowed, creating a quiet and beautiful smile on the girl's face.

"Roar!"

The golem, unwilling to be trapped in the clay dolls and quagmire, let out a mad roar, and its violent magic power broke free from the black mud that covered two-thirds of its body. The ominous sword in its right hand also broke free from the high-intensity control line formed by mana under the influence of the surging resentment. In an instant, the rune sword corrupted by the dead slashed down.

"Hmm!"

The dust giant in the air wanted to find an opportunity to deliver the final blow, but before this, indescribable impatience climbed up its sincere heart, and unprecedented magic power surged, forcing its large body to explode the pure white sound barrier in mid-air.

However, even if it breaks the speed of sound, its speed is still slow.

The giant sword had not yet fallen, but the wind pressure had arrived first. Sera, feeling a chill all over her body, shifted her gaze slightly, and the remaining bit of mana was ready for full output.

Click.

It was neither too big nor too small, and the rune giant sword could just touch the part where the girl was and disappeared. The sudden appearance of the void was beyond the golem's comprehension, and this defense was precisely the spatial talent brought about by the decomposition of [Teleportation].

It opens and closes in an instant, and the spatial passage that leads to nowhere unknown can create an effect similar to cutting.

"Because there was really no way to avoid it, I had no choice but to send that part to another dimension."

Blinking, and enduring the emptiness in her body, Sera smiled at the golem. Now, she knew the nature of the golem's rampage.

The line of domination is the line of the spirit. For the [Giant Mad Spirit] that possesses the golem, it has been bound and has lost the possibility of breaking away from the golem. It can only gradually sink under the clinging of the clay dolls.

As for what will happen after everything is covered with clay dolls, Sera said that she is still a beginner and knows nothing.

“Hmmm!!!!!!”

The dust giant that broke the speed of sound shone with angry magical light, like a blue light cannon. After it smashed down with terrible force, not only was the golem completely swallowed up by the clay dolls, but the flying black mud also turned Sera into a pitch-black bastard.

"Mr. Orange!!!!"

16. Where the Heart Is

"Ohhh! (Are you okay?)"

Breaking away from the cheers of the clay dolls, the mud giant without a speck of mud on its body came up to the girl with blue eyes and gave her a greeting full of concern.

"..."

Sera's face was covered in mud, as if she had rolled in the mud. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and a not-so-friendly light flashed in her dark blue pupils.

But when this unfriendly look fell on Mr. Orange, she saw the dimming circular pattern, as if the previous attack had exhausted all the mana, causing the colossus to return to its original normal state.

Forget it, at least Mr. Orange is doing this for himself, right?

"Next time, be more careful."

The tone was a little cold and hard, but then it returned to its original gentleness. Sera turned her attention back to the swamp and could no longer see the golem.

The dust giant fell from the sky angrily, and the angry blow had completely knocked it into the mud, and the source of magic power filled with malice and resentment had completely dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, a little mana was restored and turned into wind, gently peeling off the mud on her body. Sera squatted down and stretched out her delicate white palms. When she was only a few centimeters away from the mud, the clay dolls responded with a joyful beeping song.

It was as if an endless stream of bubbles rose from the bottom of the mud, and when they floated to the surface they burst due to the air pressure. The various children's sounds of "bo bo", "du du" and "gu gu" seemed to be the personalities of different clay dolls. After a while, Sera saw the biggest one among them.

A lively ball of mud got its power from nowhere. It leaped out of the mud with a courageous leap. It looked ordinary when it landed in Sera's palm, but it inexplicably grew a pair of black dots the size of sesame seeds. On the basis of the ordinary mud, there was also a strange line, which just happened to serve as a mouth except that it could not open.

The sesame-sized dots were stretched from circles and turned into soft curved lines. The fluid slime with three lines was now smiling in the palm of the creator's hand, and its friendly attitude was clearly visible.

It feels a bit like a slime, but it's too small, not even filling the palm of my hand. Judging by its size, how many are there in this quagmire...

Remembering that there seemed to be some hints before, Sera looked through her private library and found an extra wonderful bronze card. Although the values ​​were not ideal, the special mechanism fusion still caught her attention.

Card [Pure Clay Doll], Bronze Card, Special Mechanic: Fusion, Description: A single clay doll is a formless, cute creature, but when they unite, even the worthless mud can possess great power.

A soft and cool single clay doll is indeed very cute, but how do you fuse them?

Is this swamp before my eyes the product of fusion? I don't see any strong power, but the binding ability is quite strong.

After careful consideration, even if she had some rough ideas, there were no conditions to realize them at the moment. While Sera was thinking, the music above the swamp suddenly changed its tune. Many clay dolls jumped up and down like flying fish in the sea. The sound of the dense black mud dots jumping was sluggish and cheerful, and the muffled sound of the mud giant patting its belly was like being in the spring rain.

The muffled thunder cuts through the sky, the heavy raindrops ring on the earth, and a scene of vitality unfolds.

With the truths of life, the rhythm is natural and harmonious, and everything that should and should not be said is contained in it. For a moment, Sera's heart became particularly peaceful.

On the grassland where the dead were sent away, a leisurely chanting slowly sounded in the wind flowing through the world. The voice was gentle and ethereal, because those who participated in the chanting were all living beings and had souls, and they were able to summon miracles because they were full of expectations and yearnings.

The self-healing earth wiped away the traces of the dead souls' resentment, the rotten and withered grass regained its vitality, and in the flawless blue sky, the magnificent celestial bodies also participated in the chorus of all spirits.

Sera didn't know what was happening before her eyes, but she knew that in the flowing wind, all the gentle spirits were singing together, praising the precious life.

The flow of life and spirit, life is the greatest miracle.

Sera's slender bare feet walked across the green earth, and her own soul also participated in the chorus. Her mind was empty and quiet. Although she did not have frequent inspirations in the state of enlightenment, she had a real experience of her heart and soul when she was surrounded by grass and trees and wrapped in clouds.

——The world is alive.

very nice.

The chorus ended and stopped in front of the hole in the facility that the golem had broken open. Sera, whose body was filled with mana, was able to see the appearance of the underground facility.

The light finally shone into the dark underground, but it was in a mess and had lost its former tranquility and order. Without any remaining ominous magic, the land had completely turned into a ruin.

"Wo... (depressed)"

The mud and dust giant with a white flower on its head looked at the destroyed facilities and couldn't help but let out a low "oh" sound. It must have been born here and also felt the sadness of its home being destroyed for the first time.

"Mr. Orange."

Instead of going down to explore immediately, Sera gently pressed her small hands on the chubby sides of the mud and dust colossus.

The girl's heart was beating, and the weak but continuous force flowed through the palm of her hand through the fresh blood, and seemed to be transmitted to the heart of the mud and dust giant.

"Oh?"

Mr. Orange looked at the little girl, who was not even as big as his belly, with his funny unequal eyes. Sera's starry smile was reflected in his unfocused eyes.

"Let's go on this journey together."

Sera's clear blue eyes are filled with anticipation and hope. Her dazzling eyes and smile are bright enough to outshine the sun. She is a unique treasure in Mr. Orange's eyes.

Being a sensitive person, it paused for a moment, looked at the vast and familiar grassland, and then looked at the dilapidated birthplace beneath its feet... Silently, it raised its right fist slightly, a hard fist that could bring peace of mind.

"Ah."

"Then it's settled."

The small hand clenched into a fist and gently bumped into Mr. Orange's big fist to make an agreement. The subtle spiritual intuition disappeared, replaced by a prompt sound in the spiritual sense.

(The card [Dust Colossus] has changed. Please check it yourself, the main player Sera.)

"Great! Now, I'll need Mr. Orange's help. Even though the golem destroyed a lot of things, there should still be some good stuff left. Let's go down and search!"

The warm moment passed, and Sera, who had revealed something, was ready to go, with her happy brows full of anticipation for "opening the treasure chest".

17. This is really a good harvest!

Abundant mana travels through the underground space, extending from one node to another, like a spider web system waking up from its slumber, and quiet rays of light bring brightness to the place.

The runes carved on the wall acted as light bulbs. The amount of mana Sera injected should be able to provide lighting for about an hour. In this land where light is about to come, the strange combination's plundering journey has just begun.

Cutting through mountains and building bridges across rivers, Sera rescued several usable puppets from the familiar workshop area. While maintaining operational precision, Sera divided into several groups and collected many useful treasures in many places.

(Get the card [Magic Missile], bronze card, description: ordinary attack spell, don't hold too high expectations.)

(Get the card [Magic Strike], bronze card, description: Simple attack spell, don't hold too high expectations.)

(Obtain the card [Manalya Defense Formation], a bronze card. Description: Manalya Academy solemnly declares that we do not teach magic bullets.)

……

Although most of them are bronze cards, which are not considered good things in terms of rarity, the number of them obtained is huge!

Most of the cards turned over came from an area that looked like a library (the "Magic Library"), which seemed to be a storage place for basic theories. Its deep appearance was full of the power of knowledge. Unfortunately, Sera did not recognize the words on the books. Only a few books with a small amount of magic could be read through the resonance of mana and magic.

"Eh?"

The spiritual reading was very fast. Before she knew it, the book, which had run out of magic power, returned to its original state that the girl could not understand. At this time, the library with the lights turned off also became pitch black, as if telling Sera: The library is closed and it is time to go home.

Crunch, crunch, crunch.

The old-fashioned sound of the puppet's joints moving immediately created a terrifying and eerie atmosphere in the dark library. If the existence of the Thread of Domination had not told Sera that it was a returning ally, she would have really felt a little scared.

A gentle, harmless flame clung to the library's ceiling, illuminating all directions as the fire of mana. After splitting in an orderly manner, each flame became a bright lamp, restoring the library to its bright blue light.

After doing all this, Sera turned her attention to the puppets that were a head taller than her. Seeing that the books they carried remained in their original state, she began her final search.

Books are the ladder of human progress because they embody the immortal wisdom of past years. In the theory of puppetry, the immortal wisdom is reflected in the results of the exploration of the human body.

found it.

The thing the girl was looking for had a faint rainbow glow in her eyes. The thin paper was connected into a piece. It was obviously a masterpiece and a collection of complex knowledge, but in detail it was just a miniature book with a thickness of a finger.

(Obtain the special card [Ochis Blueprints Part 2], a rainbow card, and complete the collection of all blueprints. Description: The blueprints for the Ochis figure contain information on materials and parts.)

[Design Drawing 1] is about material design, which is the details of the whole body including the life circulation system. According to [Design Drawing 2], could [Design Drawing 3] be a spiritual endowment?

Based on his own understanding of puppetry, Selaton felt a headache about making his own puppet.

Because, even with such an intense search, she couldn't find any trace of the last blueprint. It was hard for her not to guess that the last blueprint was no longer in the facility.

A silent and heavy wind blew through the bright blue library. Amidst her gentle breaths, a silent heaviness and coldness enveloped her body. Surrounded by the atmosphere of books and time, Sera sighed helplessly yet peacefully.

It's time to go, but before leaving, let's clean up this place. Even the most dilapidated library has the dignity of teaching and educating.

Fireworks burned, and the deep mana fire burned away the dust, and then turned into a smooth breeze, taking away the dullness in the room. When the figures gradually moved away, the area shrouded in darkness had become pure and flawless.

The surging mana illuminated the path the girl walked on. Sera, holding a book, walked lightly and energetically. Surrounded by a tranquil and quiet atmosphere, she heard the unique greeting of the Mud and Dust Colossus as soon as she reached the entrance.

"Whoa whoa."

"Well, let's go, Mr. Orange."

Clear light particles spread out, and under the warm sunlight, the figures of the girl and the mud and dust giant disappeared, leaving only a dreamlike and beautiful afterglow, and then dissolved into the world like foam.

It seems as if the ancient underground facility has always been here, living in the underground of the prairie. It is still waiting unconsciously, waiting for the day when it will be completely reduced to ruins.

However, someone who comes from time to time has been maintaining this deserted area due to the intersection of time and space.

Her beautiful silver hair was tied into two ponytails, cascading down on both sides. Her red eyes, filled with doubt, were as bright and brilliant as gemstones. The girl was wearing a black dress, and her fair skin had a jade-like luster, like an exquisite work of art. Her rare beauty was carved by others. Beside her, there was a tall puppet standing.

"Has anyone been here?"

Where did the giant go?

The girl stared at the dilapidated facilities and fell into deep thought.